Canada•United States
Remote
Senior
Full Time
14 days ago
remoteengineering managementsystems programmingcross-platformdockerruntimeAI workloads
Requirements
- •5+ years experience managing high-performing engineering teams
- •5+ years of hands-on systems programming experience (hypervisors, container runtimes, OS internals, kernel development, or similar low-level infrastructure)
- •8+ years of professional, hands-on, full-time software engineering experience in backend, infrastructure, or platform engineering
- •Deep understanding of virtualization concepts: VMMs, hypervisors, and hardware-assisted virtualization
- •Experience with container runtimes (OCI, containerd, runc) or equivalent low-level infrastructure
- •Cross-platform systems experience across two or more of: Windows, macOS, Linux
- •Strong verbal and written communication skills
- •Comfortable with a high degree of autonomy and the ability to work remotely across time zones
What You'll Do
- •Lead a team of 6–10 engineers building Docker's cross-platform runtime across Windows, macOS, and Linux
- •Own the technical direction and roadmap
- •Partner closely with product management to align the team with business and product goals
- •Ensure predictable delivery and operational excellence across the components the team ships
- •Hire and retain top systems engineering talent
- •Hold a high bar for engineering excellence
- •Facilitate communication across teams and provide status reporting for critical projects
Benefits
- •Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life
- •Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus end of year Whaleness break
- •Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work
- •16 weeks of paid Parental leave (after 6 months of employment)
- •Technology stipend equivalent to $100 USD net/month
- •PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy
- •Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes
- •Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company
- •Docker Swag
- •Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country
- •Remote-first culture, with offices in Seattle and Paris
